Monthly Archives: September 2008

How to Avoid Parking Tickets

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Joseph

It’s a sad little fact that a lot of the folks at the TeachStreet office are given parking tickets from time to time since the Seattle Police Station is a couple blocks away from our office. I’ve already gotten several … Continue reading →

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Tennis Books

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Guest Blogger

by Chris Lewis who teaches Seattle Tennis Lessons The other day one of my students, Allison, asked me what my favorite tennis book was. I found it surprisingly difficult to pick just one. Even now, two days later, I’m still … Continue reading →

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Desert Island Classes

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Dave

You’re stranded on a desert island. It’s just you. There’s no Gilligan. No Skipper. And Mary Ann is out to lunch. What would your picks be? Photo: Cook Islands Beach | benedict.adam For me, my one movie would be “The … Continue reading →

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The Way She Moves

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Lily

Recess4GrownUps Let your brain out to play. Hips Don’t Lie Why We Love Slinky Dance Moves Whether it’s a shimmy, a swivel, a sway or a sashay, movement from the hips gets attention. Bilingual dancing beauty Shakira really said it … Continue reading →

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First TeachStreet 101 Recap

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Joseph

It was great to meet more teachers out there in Greater Seattle and help them with their profiles and using TeachStreet in general. Harold, Scott, and I all went to the local Cupcake Royale in Ballard for TeachStreet 101, where … Continue reading →

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How to Live More Green

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Joseph

Going green has been all the rave the last couple years. Huge corporations are moving to greener office environments, families are turning last nights dinner into tomorrows compost, it seems like everyone is going green.  Feeling blue that you are … Continue reading →

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Learning about the Seattle P-Is BigBlog with Monica Guzman

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Dave

Hectic day today around the TeachStreet headquarters, with a morning board meeting, end-of-sprint de-bugging, and more. So, it was with with a huge relief/celebratory mood that we headed off for the Seattle P-I’s BigBlog Meetup at Motore Coffee. It was … Continue reading →

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Learn to Swing Dance with HepCat (starting Tuesday!)

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Dave

I’ve been meaning to get this blog post up for about 3 months — OK, really more like 6 months! Seattle Swing HepCat dance founder Chris Chapman has been a longtime friend of TeachStreet, and maybe even more important, he … Continue reading →

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And the Band Played…

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Lily

Recess4GrownUps Let your brain out to play. Waltzing to Your Own Tune The History of a Famous Dance How positively obscene! There ought to be a law. It’s a threat to common decency! Can you imagine, doing a thing like … Continue reading →

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Defining Key Metrics

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Dave

53. That’s how many daily and weekly metrics we report on at TeachStreet. Ridiculous as this is, it’s not as uncommon as you might think. With Google Analytics and other free, readily available tools, the easy thing to do is … Continue reading →

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